Commenting on a Post

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Overview

Commenting on a post is easy and offers many of the same features available in a regular post.

 

Commenting

To comment on a participants post, clic Reply on the post or click Add Comment under the post

Discussion: View Post Add Comment Controls

 

By default you can add simple text and / or drag & drop files. To add additional types of content, click on the appropriate icon below the text area:

Discussion: Add Comment Simple Mode Controls

 

You can also switch to the advance view by click More Options from the comment menu

Discussion: Add Comment Simple Mode Menu Options

 

Advanced Commenting

Advanced Commenting has all the features as a Post. You can switch back to Simple Mode as long as you have not added any advanced content by clicking Simplify Options

Discussion: Add Comment with Advanced Options

 

Threaded Replies

Users can now reply directly to a comment by selecting reply. The user will automatically be tagged in the reply and receive an email notification and a notification in the bell icon (activity stream).

Reply button and resulting tag

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I change how often I am notified about replies?

How do I leave image or video annotations? Or timestamped video comments?

I can't see any posts to comment on. What do I do?

  • If you are confident that the discussion topic has posts you can't see, reach out to your instructor to see if you were left out of a group.

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